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| Eventually, the wear will grow until they become the only area of contact between the gears. ((Dr Dick of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/127032-getting-this-78-back-to-the-way-it-should-be/page18#post2849730)) \\ | Eventually, the wear will grow until they become the only area of contact between the gears. ((Dr Dick of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/127032-getting-this-78-back-to-the-way-it-should-be/page18#post2849730)) \\ | ||
| When that happens, the bike will jump out of 4th gear under power. Dogs are like tires and chains - they are only new the 1st day. \\ | When that happens, the bike will jump out of 4th gear under power. Dogs are like tires and chains - they are only new the 1st day. \\ | ||
| - | The way to tell how worn they are is by looking at how much the gears engage with each other when the trans is together and hanging from door on bench. \\ | + | The way to tell how much good surface material is left between dog engagements; \\ |
| + | Look at how much the gears engage with each other when the transmission is together and hanging from the door on bench. \\ | ||
| 4th gears take a beating on stock ratio (as opposed to c ratio) wet clutch bikes. \\ | 4th gears take a beating on stock ratio (as opposed to c ratio) wet clutch bikes. \\ | ||
| The clunk into 4th gear is the dogs banging together, taking a little more dog with them each time. \\ | The clunk into 4th gear is the dogs banging together, taking a little more dog with them each time. \\ | ||
